ONLINE RESOURCES

Poynter Online / NewsU

Asking the Right Questions on the Crime Beat
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=144791
(Rebecca Catalanello, June 6, 2008)

On the Beat: Covering Cops and Crime
http://www.newsu.org/
(News University)

A Reporter's Cold Case File: Justice for Linda
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=52&aid=95072
(Chip Scanlan, January 24, 2006)

Leaving Fingerprints: Inside the Police Beat
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=92447
(Meg Martin, November 19, 2005)

Smarter Crime Coverage
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=65264
(Al Tompkins, May 7, 2004)

Crime Story Resources
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=65270
(Al Tompkins, May 7, 2004)

Court Data Online
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=51371
(Jonathan Dube, October 16, 2003)

Setting Priorities in Trial Coverage
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=36&aid=46835
(Bob Steele, September 4, 2003)

Online Crime Stats Better Than Sourcebooks
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=12005
(Jonathan Dube, December 5, 2002)

Tips for Covering Cops
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=52&aid=11804
(Chip Scanlan, December 3, 2002)

Crime Stats
http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=11597
(Sree Sreenivasan, December 2, 2002)

Handle with Care: The Victim's Perspective
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=5582
(Bob Steele, May 18, 1996)

First Amendment / FOI Bibliography
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=77627
(Poynter Online, 2005)

Additional Resources

Courts (Federal Law Materials - Judicial Opinions) (LII)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/federal/opinions.html

Courts (State) (LII)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/opinions.html

BOOKS

Alexander, S.L. Covering the Courts:
A Handbook for Journalists.
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.

Buchanan, Edna. The Corpse Had a Familiar Face:
Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat.
New York: Random House, 1987.

Chermak, Steven M. Victims in the News:
Crime and the American News Media.
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1995.

Denniston, Lyle W. The Reporter and the Law:
Techniques of Covering the Courts.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1992.

Ericson, Richard, ed. Crime and the Media.
Brookfield, VT: Dartmouth Publishing, 1995.

Ericson, Richard, Patricia Baranek and Janet Chan.
Representing Order:
Crime, Law, and Justice in the News Media.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1991.

Freedman, Warren. Press and Media Access
to the Criminal Courtroom.
New York: Quorum Books, 1988.

Gelman, Mitch. Crime Scene:
On the Streets with a Rookie Police Reporter.
New York: Times Books, 1992.

Gerald, J. Edward. News of Crime:
Courts and Press in Conflict.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1984.

Graber, Doris A. Crime News and the Public.
New York: Praeger, 1980.

Gregory, Peter. Court Reporting in Australia.
Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Hinton, Derek. The Criminal Records Manual.
Tempe, AZ: Facts on Demand Press, 2004.

Jewkes, Yvonne.  Media and Crime.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2004.

Kelly, Patricia A., ed. Police and the Media.
Springfield, IL: Thomas Books, 1987.

Krajicek, David J. Scooped!
New York: Columbia University Press, 1999.

Lipschultz, Jeremy H. and Michael L. Hilt.
Crime and Local Television News.
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002.

Lotz, Edward, Roy. Crime and the American Press.
New York: Praeger, 1991.

Martin, Fenton S. and Robert Goehlert.
How to Research the Supreme Court.
Washington, DC: CQ Press, 1992.

Potter, Gary W. and Victor E. Kappeler.
Constructing Crime.
Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 1998.

Silver, Kurt. Understanding Crime Statistics:
A Reporter's Guide.
Columbia, MO: IRE, 2001.

Simpson, Roger and William Cote. 
Covering Violence. 2nd edition.
New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.

Society of Professional Journalists.
Covering Campus Crime.
Arlington, VA: Student Press Law Center, 1996.

Surette, Ray, ed. Justice and the Media.
Springfield, IL: Thomas Books, 1984.

----. Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice.
Belmont, CA, 1992.

Surowiecki, James.
Best Business Crime Writing of the Year.
New York: Anchor Books, 2002.

Wingate, Anne. Scene of the Crime:
A Writer's Guide to Crime-Scene Investigations.
Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 1992.

Wykes, Maggie. News, Crime and Culture.
Sterling, VA: Pluto Press, 2001.